May 31, 2020

Can Service Dogs Help Lyme Disease Patients? Watch a 13-second video of a Lyme patient with a service dog Many patients with Lyme disease experience fatigue, dizziness, pain, or neurologic symptoms that can make everyday activities difficult. For some individuals living with chronic illness, trained service dogs may provide practical assistance and emotional support. Service […]

Using Dogs to Map Lyme Disease Risk Dogs may help researchers map the geographic spread of Lyme disease. Because dogs are frequently exposed to ticks and are routinely tested by veterinarians, canine infection data can provide valuable insight into where Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, is circulating. There is often a delay